Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who had
orders to take away the weapons of the Massachusetts militia? a. | George
Washington | c. | Thomas
Gage | b. | William
Dawes | d. | Paul
Revere | | | | |
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2.
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Who said
that "blows must decide" who would rule America? a. | George
III | c. | Philip
III | b. | Edward
III | d. | James
III | | | | |
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3.
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When Britain
learned that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion in 1768, Parliament responded
by a. | closing Boston
Harbor. | c. | sending troops to
Boston. | b. | sending a letter to the colonies. | d. | doing nothing. | | | | |
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4.
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The Green
Mountain Boys, who captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga, were led by a. | Paul
Revere. | c. | George
Washington. | b. | Ethan Allen. | d. | Ralph Waldo Emerson. | | | | |
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The first
man to sign the Declaration of Independence was a. | Benjamin Franklin. | c. | Thomas Jefferson. | b. | John
Adams. | d. | John
Hancock. | | | | |
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Goods being
imported to the colonies were taxed by the a. | Stamp Act. | c. | Sugar Act. | b. | Declaratory Act. | d. | Townshend Acts. | | | | |
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Which act
ignored the colonial tradition of self-government? a. | Townshend
Acts | c. | Stamp
Act | b. | Sugar
Act | d. | Declaratory
Act | | | | |
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8.
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The colonial
name for laws that banned town meetings in Massachusetts was a. | the Navigation
Acts. | c. | the Coercive
Acts. | b. | the Intolerable Acts. | d. | the Boston Tea Party. | | | | |
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9.
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Some
colonists celebrated the dramatic act of defiance known as the a. | Intolerable
Acts. | c. | Boston
Massacre. | b. | Coercive Acts. | d. | Boston Tea Party. | | | | |
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10.
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Which act
did the Daughters of Liberty protest? a. | Stamp Act | c. | Declaratory Act | b. | Townshend
Acts | d. | Sugar
Act | | | | |
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11.
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What group
did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain? a. | Continental
Army | c. | Continental
Congress | b. | Colonial Army | d. | Redcoat Army | | | | |
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12.
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Writs of
assistance enabled British customs officers to search a. | foreigners. | c. | people for
contraband. | b. | foreign goods. | d. | homes for smuggled goods. | | | | |
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13.
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The British
learned that defeating the Americans would not be easy after the British won the a. | Battle of Bunker
Hill. | c. | Battle of
Concord. | b. | Battle of Boston. | d. | Battle of Lexington. | | | | |
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14.
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Anti-British
feelings among the colonists grew more intense because of Paul Revere's engraving of
the a. | Boston
Massacre. | c. | Liberty
Affair. | b. | Intolerable Acts. | d. | Boston Tea Party. | | | | |
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15.
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Who, along
with Paul Revere, warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British were coming? a. | John
Adams | c. | George
Washington | b. | Thomas Gage | d. | William Dawes | | | | |
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16.
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The first
commander of the Continental Army was a. | George Washington. | c. | John Adams. | b. | Benjamin Franklin. | d. | Thomas Jefferson. | | | | |
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17.
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The American
attack on Quebec was led by a. | William Howe. | c. | Benedict Arnold. | b. | John
Hancock. | d. | George
Washington. | | | | |
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18.
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Which act
gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants? a. | Sugar
Act | c. | Tea
Act | b. | Declaratory
Act | d. | Stamp
Act | | | | |
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What did the
Olive Branch Petition ask the king to do? a. | protect the colonists' rights | c. | start another war | b. | leave
America | d. | stop
taxation | | | | |
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20.
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The
colonists paid lower taxes on molasses because of the a. | Sugar
Act. | c. | Proclamation of
1763. | b. | Stamp Act. | d. | writ of assistance. | | | | |
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Matching
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Major John Pitcairn | d. | Concord | b. | militias | e. | Captain John Parker | c. | Ralph Waldo
Emerson | | | | |
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21.
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storage
place for arms
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22.
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leader of
minutemen
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23.
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writer of
"The Concord Hymn"
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24.
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redcoat
leader
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25.
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citizen
soldiers
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Thomas Paine | d. | Thomas Jefferson | b. | Richard Henry
Lee | e. | John
Hancock | c. | Second Continental Congress | | | | |
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governed the
colonies
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27.
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wrote
Common Sense
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28.
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wrote the
Declaration of Independence
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29.
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proposed
that the colonies be free
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30.
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president of
the Congress
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | victim of Boston Massacre | d. | Samuel Adams | b. | committee of
correspondence | e. | George
III | c. | Coercive
Acts | | | | |
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31.
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closed
Boston Harbor
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32.
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participant
in Boston Tea Party
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33.
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ruler of
Britain
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34.
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circulated
colonists' grievances
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35.
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Crispus
Attucks
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Samuel Adams | d. | boycott | b. | effigies | e. | resolution | c. | incoming money | | | | |
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36.
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revenue
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37.
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organized
the Sons of Liberty
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38.
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to refuse to
buy
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39.
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formal
expression of opinion
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40.
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rag
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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41.
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The
Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies chose to form a new nation.
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42.
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The Boston
Massacre helped repeal the Townshend Acts.
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43.
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The king
hired German troops to send to America.
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44.
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The Second
Continental Congress established a post office with Benjamin Franklin in charge of it.
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45.
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Washington
and his troops drove the British from New York in March 1776.
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46.
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Parliament
successfully isolated Boston from the rest of the colonies by passing the Coercive
Acts.
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47.
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The king of
Great Britain accepted the Olive Branch Petition offered by Congress.
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48.
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At the time
of the Boston Tea Party, most colonists still considered themselves members of the British
empire.
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49.
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Twenty
colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre.
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50.
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The
committee of correspondence was a system of writing letter between the colonial governors and the
king.
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